Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to identify the teachers’ opinions about the contributions of social networks and virtual learning environments to Turkish education, the contribution of students to the word treasures. For this purpose, social networks and virtual learning environments have gathered teachers’ opinions on the contribution of the Turkish education and the contribution of the students to the word treasures. From here, with the move, social networks and virtual learning environments have been attempted to reveal the conditions of connection between the contribution of the students to the Turkish education, the word treasures. In the framework of the study, 40 Turkish teachers who worked in the central districts of Antalya during the 2018-2019 educational teaching period have been discussed. A semi-configured conversation form has been used to obtain data. The data obtained from the interview form was evaluated by the method of visual analysis and content analysis and presented in titles by the evaluation obtained from the interview form in accordance with the purpose of the research. The findings from the research data have found that the majority of teachers involved in the research use social networks and virtual learning environments. Participants expressed their research and sharing of Turkish lessons in social networks and virtual learning environments. The Turkish teachers who participated in the study stated that social networks and virtual learning environments increased the interest of students in Turkish lessons and contributed to Turkish education. Participants also stated that social networks and virtual learning environments also developed the student’s word treasures. The Turkish teachers who participated in the study pointed out that social networks and virtual learning environments are not sufficient for Turkish education, and the content should be enriched. They also pointed out that social networks and virtual learning environments must necessarily be controlled and controlled by the Ministry of National Education. He also said that it would be useful to study the contents related to Turkish education in social networks and virtual learning environments.

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